Three more individuals were sentenced in the Louisiana staged truck and bus accident scheme, with two receiving probation and a third sentenced to 18 months behind bars.
Logistics companies like Dimerco are combining air and road transport to move supplies for Mexican manufacturers from Asia.
Knight-Swift Transportation lays out a thesis showing how large carriers will navigate a potential downturn considerably better than small fleets.
Navistar spending more than $190 million for an integrated powertrain in Alabama for North America .
FreightWaves interviewed the CEO of Titan Freight Systems to get insights about the company’s sustainability initiatives and why Earth Day matters.
P.A.M. Transportation Services saw significant growth in its truckload and brokerage units during the first quarter.
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By using a flatbed-specialized broker, shippers virtually eliminate the risk of their freight being matched with the wrong truck, causing unnecessary delays and damages.
Recent flatbed trucking deaths apparently caused by improperly secured loads shifting during hard braking highlights the need for proper training and safety measures.
Truckload carrier Marten set several records in its quarterly earnings report, and its operating ratio net of fuel surcharges was one of the strongest numbers. But its labor costs were up significantly.
Transflo, a supply chain platform with multiple capabilities, is bringing in two veteran executives to steer the company forward, with its current CEO moving up into the chairman’s position.
The funds will be used to hire 13 driving instructors.
Plug Power entered an agreement to provide Walmart lift trucks with up to 20 tons of green hydrogen per day.
Sky-high used Class 8 truck prices are not falling with lower freight rates as an undersupply of equipment continues to alter buyer behavior.
On its first-quarter call with analysts, management from J.B. Hunt said demand indications from customers have been strong. The path is likely not as easy for smaller players in the space.
A safety recall by Daimler Truck North America inadvertently confirmed the next Western Star X-Series vocational truck.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported first-quarter results well ahead of analysts’ forecasts Monday after the market closed.
XPO is expanding into San Bernardino County and the metro Atlanta area.
The Postal Service will begin to shift first-class package delivery times on May 1.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ended his border policy of second inspections of commercial trucks crossing from Mexico on Friday, but experts said it already caused supply chain problems.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of the latest Chinese lockdowns on the supply chains between China and the U.S.
DHL is talking to customers about sustainability and measuring emissions, DHL Supply Chain’s Jason Gillespie said during this episode of Net-Zero Carbon.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: A development is capitalizing on the booming California-Mexico trade; the Port of Galveston will receive $11 million for a channel dredging project; a Canadian auto components maker expands its Mexican plant; and Border Patrol rescues migrants locked in a railcar.
This week: FedEx supports STEM exhibits at the new Amelia Earhart museum; Love’s donates to St. Christopher Truckers Relief; and One Tree Planted helps celebrate Earth Day.
The executive order bans fuel price gouging and expands truck weight and size limits.
Regulators are moving ahead with an apprenticeship program for under-21 drivers despite attempts by trucking and safety groups to modify it.
Brad Jacobs, the CEO of XPO, said he sees 3D printing as a major disruptive force looming over the horizon in the transportation sector.
The family of a Maine commercial fisherman who was struck and killed by an Amazon delivery driver in July 2020 recently filed a negligence lawsuit against the e-commerce giant.
The company participated in a public-private sector short-sea shipping trial program.
How did Navistar manage to build its assembly plant in San Antonio for a relatively paltry $250 million? Partly by ignoring a famous baseball movie line.
Both the house and senate have passed competitiveness bills, but the details remain to be sorted out, including the long-term impact.
The integrated firm will go live during the fourth quarter under the Uber Freight brand.
Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle and Brian Runnels urge drivers to stay focused on the road, practice defensive driving and resist distractions no matter how insignificant they seem.
The acquisition market for truck freight brokerages is hot these days. A banker involved in such deals joins host John Kingston on the podcast. Also: why the diesel market is helping to drive oil prices higher.
Global logistics giants Geodis and Ceva plan to lay off 450 workers in the Columbus, Ohio area by Sept. 30.
Truck-related emissions are disproportionately impacting people of color in New York City, according to a report released by The Real Urban Emissions Initiative.
Flatbed operator Daseke has received a mostly positive review from Moody’s, and the company’s management has responded with a bullish outlook for its trucking business.
Another bloodbath is coming for the trucking industry, with one key rate dropping 37% from December to April.
Cowen analyst lowers earnings estimates for truckers as data showing a loosening market mounts.
Shelley Simpson of J.B. Hunt will be the industry keynote speaker at The Future of Supply Chain.
PowerFleet data helps increase driver utilization by relieving them from having to chase equipment or wait longer than needed at facilities.
New trailer orders surged to their highest level in 15 months in March, but a supply chain fraught with trouble means it could be an anomaly.
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STG Logistics has made nearly a dozen acquisitions over the last five-plus years. However, its latest deal for XPO’s intermodal unit is its most transformative yet.
Commercial traffic has resumed at two Texas border bridges after being temporarily halted by truck drivers protesting added inspections of trucks entering from Mexico.
Rising costs prompt Amazon to impose its first-ever fuel and inflation surcharge on sellers.
USA Truck lost money for many years, but with new leadership and culture has turned itself into a financial success.
The amount of safety technology available for trucks continues to rise, but some measures of highway safety are getting worse. Trucking executive and broadcaster Rick Larkin sits down at the FreightWaves Enterprise Fleet Summit to discuss this disconnect.
The White House is pressuring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lift additional truck inspections as lines of cross-border trucks grow.
Daniel Schilling, VP at carrier Fraley & Schilling, talks with FreightWaves’ Joe Antoshak about flatbed driver recruiting at the Enterprise Fleet Summit.
The consolidation program is the first major initiative announced since Uber Freight acquired Transplace last summer.
Independent contractor law AB5 has been blocked so far from being implemented in California’s trucking sector, but the question is before the Supreme Court and its ultimate ruling may eventually make the statute the law of the land in the Golden State.
FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson discusses how technology can help enterprise fleets with Transix’s Beth Howard.
After an overhaul in truck driver training, schools are now looking for more instructors to help kick the industry into higher gear.
March data from Cass shows a deceleration in shipment growth and a higher chance of a freight recession, although “it is too early to call.”
Experts discuss how the future of driver recruitment and retention relies on feedback in this fireside chat during FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit.
During FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit, experts discussed how fleets can adapt to rapidly changing fuel prices.
Business gain new appreciation for outsourcing post-COVID, DDC FPO executive says.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller explains the boom and bust cycle of the trucking industry.
Inflation is putting carriers under extreme pressure. Nussbaum President and CFO Bill Wettstein explains what his company is doing to control costs and maximize profits during the FreightWaves Enterprise Fleet Summit.
David Phalen, an airline pricing veteran, shifts to an industry with similar characteristics.
Trade is being disrupted at two Texas border bridges as truckers protest wait times of up to 15 hours to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
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“We are experiencing rapid growth across different customer segments and verticals, and more and more companies from non-trucking industries are asking to use our products. We believe that as we are entering our next phase of growth, the time is right to implement this change,” said Motive CEO Shoaib Makani.
The pandemic and the supply chain crisis was a one-two punch for United Road Services, the car hauler that moves 4 million vehicles a year.
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Major logistics platform E2open’s heavy debt load can be handled by the company’s free cash flow, S&P Ratings says.
Under pressure to move more cargo faster, truck drivers are filing complaints with the FMCSA at a record pace.
Fuel supplier Pilot Company raised $1 million for Save the Children’s efforts in Ukraine through round-up donations at travel centers and restaurants.
On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, the CEO of Leonard’s Express talks about the company’s strategies to reduce emissions in long-haul trucking.
With record inventories building and bottlenecks easing is deflation next?
With order fulfillment lagging, Nussbaum Transportation counts on its maintenance skill to keep older equipment running longer.
Freight demand was well above historic norms, according to TIA’s chief economist, and a return to normalcy was to be expected.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico regains spot as top U.S. trading partner; Mexico moves up to fourth-largest global auto parts producer; Arizona gets $315 million for ports of entry; and CBP seizes $9 million in meth from commercial trucks.
This week: UPS highlights employee volunteerism for Global Volunteer Month, Women in Trucking honors Candor Expedite’s Nicole Glenn and ONE helps with regreening initiatives in Africa.
The sharp fall in the Transport average may need to be taken with a grain of economic salt.
A mother-daughter team has pleaded guilty to participating in a staged truck accident in New Orleans in 2018, joining 33 others who have made the same plea.
UPS’ surcharges close in on rival FedEx’s levies.
Swedish truck maker AB Volvo halted its business in Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine. Now it is counting the cost.
Family-owned trucking company, L.W. Miller Cos. of Logan, Utah, says it will shut down its livestock division on Monday.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes methods to generate more revenue in a trucking downturn.
Truck brokerages have been barred for years from getting a key terrorism-related Customs designation that allows for easier passage; that may soon change.
Commercial truck trade with Mexico has slowed after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s increased border security measures were implemented Wednesday.
Concerns on declining demand and falling freight rates prompted Bank of America to issue ratings downgrades for multiple transportation stocks.
Truck Tech is a weekly newsletter providing perspective and context on autonomy, electrification and other technologies impacting the fleet ecosystem.
How did truck drivers do in 2021? Their tax returns tell the story. And how jet fuel is impacting the price of diesel.
Private equity firms are looking hard at trucking brokerages, and the owners of those companies need to keep their risk profile in check. Photo: FreightWaves
The CEO and co-founder of Treet answers questions about his resale platform and the growing recommerce industry.
A severed limb “picked up by an 18-wheeler” and found on a Texas highway is believed to have belonged to another truck driver killed in a wreck 50 miles away.
The company has boosted first-year wages 7%-25% and launched a program to train supply chain workers to obtain CDLs.
Underinsuring your truck can leave you on the hook for thousands of dollars in the event of an accident.
Carriers interested in conducting driver training for both property carrying and passenger carrying commercial motor vehicles must now meet requirements set forth under FMCSA’s entry-level driver training rule, including registering their programs with the TPR.
U.S. Xpress is tripling down on autonomy, adding Kodiak Robotics to pilots with Embark Trucks and TuSimple.
An Ohio-based trucking company says black ice caused one of its drivers to jackknife on Interstate 80 in Wyoming, but that the real shock was a $46,800 tow bill.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new border plan Wednesday to inspect all commercial vehicles at the border for undocumented migrants.
Federal regulators are standing up a new task force to study predatory truck leasing and its effect on driver safety.
Workhorse may not have any electric vehicles to sell, but it also does not have any debt after paying off a hedge fund lender in stock.
A truck driver was killed in Louisiana on Monday when a load he was transporting on a flatbed trailer came loose and smashed into the cab.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the current costs of trucking.
TBK Bank division wants to optimize payments and cash-flow management for the freight industry
